Thank you @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social for organizing another successful conference! It was wonderful to attend all the insightful presentations and meet new colleagues. Liverpool Hope University (Creative Campus) is absolutely lovely. Thx again!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! Wellesley Institute is seeking volunteers for our Board of Directors to help us fulfill our vision of a healthier and more equitable GTA for all. Application deadline: July 17, 2026 (extended) Learn more: www.wellesleyinstitute.com/volunteer-bo...

Excellent article: "... [academic collegiality] is often seen as more democratic than traditional management structures. “But this broad distribution of managerial power can make academia especially ripe for psychological and collective harassment . . .” universityaffairs.ca/news/when-co...

2027 JILL VICKERS PRIZE Did you present a paper on the topic of gender & pols at #CPSA_ACSP26 - uOttawa? 👉SUBMIT PAPERS BY JULY 22 2026 🔴 cpsa-acsp.ca/prizes-jill-... @jplewis.bsky.social @qalbaugh.bsky.social @lindsaylarios.bsky.social @jeanetteashe.bsky.social @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social

Canada ratifies the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women. www.canada.ca/en/global-af...

"Justice Natalia Angel-Cabo, of Colombia’s Constitutional Court, pointed out that accessible design as a precursor to independent living is one of the means to prevent the institutionalization of people with disabilities." www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2...

Our finance chair Devan Moodley is a self-described “reformed banker” whose expertise is helping us achieve our vision of a healthier and more equitable GTA for all. Learn more & find out how you can apply to join our volunteer Board of Directors: www.wellesleyinstitute.com/meet-devan-m...

How to find health care data ft. StatCan, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), experienced researchers, journalists & more Register by noon June 24: square.link/u/eUHimpKV Speakers & workshops⬇️ #healthcare #research #ontario #canada #onpoli #cdnpoli #nursing

20th anniversary of the CRPD:"The growing global focus on care and support systems presents one of the most significant implementation opportunities before us. . . But this transformation will only succeed if human rights and the CRPD are at its centre." www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

This year marks 20th anniversary of the CRPD: "Whether we spoke about violence, care and support systems, or political participation, the message was the same: rights must move from paper to practice." www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

" ...nearly 10 per cent of single, working-age people who seek community mental health services also had a physical disability. When these disabilities co-occurred, people had significantly higher overall needs, as well as a higher level of unmet needs..." www.wellesleyinstitute.com/needs-magnif...

Eligible? Make your voice heard! The CERC in Healthy Equity & Community Wellbeing at @torontomet.bsky.social is doing a study on the health, wellbeing, and support networks of retired baby boomer women with #disabilities! Learn more: uoguel.ph/w9guv #Aging #Retirement #Disability

Well-said: "In 2005, Ontario pledged to be a completely accessible province by January 1, 2025. Its failure to do so contributes to ongoing health inequities for a significant segment of the population."

📢A very important UN study indeed. Q: "What do autonomy, participation and human dignity mean when cognition becomes vulnerable, fluctuating or impaired?" Deadline for input: July 6. www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

Thank you @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social for organizing another successful conference. Great to see all the excellent presentations. It was lovely to catch up with colleagues and meet new colleagues! A special shoutout to all the grad students/post-docs presenting/attending/participating at the conference!

Our latest report, developed for @toronto.ca, aims to inform the City’s future strategy for the use of race-based data initiatives. The Implementation Plan is produced by Wellesley's Jemal Demeke and Tiyondah Fante-Coleman of the Black Health Alliance. www.wellesleyinstitute.com/toronto-blac...

🎉The 2026 Jill Vickers🏆shortlist is here! 💜 Congrats to @mcloutier.bsky.social| @ram846.bsky.social| S Majumder | @traceyraney.bsky.social & @beathenorth.bsky.social 🏛️ Winner #CPSA_ACSP26 President's Reception in June! 📄 files.constantcontact.com/9a690f8c601/... @jlisayoung.bsky.social

Are you a young person who cares for an ill, #disabled, and/or aging loved one? In•Gauge, a research program at @umanitoba.bsky.social, is conducting a study on the #diverse experiences of young carers in Canada. Visit our news post to learn more: shr.pn/carer #Research #Caregiving #Healthcare

"The changes HHS made have hurt public health in the US, especially for autistic people. ...HHS has also spread misinformation that makes it hard to know how to keep each other safe. " So @autisticadvocacy.org and colleagues made a toolkit to help. autisticadvocacy.org/autism-hhs-a...

A new report by @wellesleyinstitute.bsky.social discusses the demand for #intersectional mental health care to accommodate those living with mental illness as well as physical #disabilities. Learn how this research interacts with livelihoods: shr.pn/new-report #LivelihoodsCanada #Disability

Have an idea for a #blog? Read our guidelines below and consider contributing to Notes from the Field! #KnowledgeSharing #Research #Community

While we await the SCC decision in Ahluwalia on the tort of family violence (seriously where is it??) this new post discusses limitations issues in gender-based violence related torts. The recent decision in LeClair v. MacDonald, 2026 NSCA 18, canlii.ca/t/kjdg3, provides some needed clarity.

Joseph Schwartz, Nursing Home Owner Pardoned by Trump, Owes Patient Families Millions — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/jose...

We are looking for a social policy expert with a background across the social sciences, including political science. Apply by 12 May! @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @drdonoghue.bsky.social @mlgcollins.bsky.social @bryanfanning.bsky.social @naokody.bsky.social @nessawinston-ucd.bsky.social

After Disability Rights by Tony Bogdanoski An incisive study of ableism's role in perpetuating inequality in areas including selective reproduction, assisted dying and drug control. 📚 https://cup.org/49O8OTY #bioethics #medicallaw

Great research questions from the Scottish Government Social Care Analytical Unit about social care: ari.org.uk/departments/...

Story from the UK but all too common for carers and their loved ones everywhere: "Our love is used against us, because we love the people we care for, we give them our time." www.bbc.com/news/article...

#CPSA_ACSP26 Meilleur prix✓ Place assurée✓ Prêt·e à rejoindre une communauté de science po dynamique qui t'attend✓ 👉🏼 shorturl.at/wXsAA @uottawa.ca @jfdaoust.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @lturgeon.bsky.social @vincentr.bsky.social @fredericmerand.bsky.social @sciencepo-udem.bsky.social

The “writing is thinking” posting will continue until a single freaking person in Silicon Valley has figured this out

📢Blog post announcement! For #Neurodiversity Celebration Week we connected with Patty Douglas to learn more about her Re•Storying Autism project and the language of neurodiversity! ♾🌈 Read the full blog: bit.ly/4sZoYAx #autism #diversity #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

Start planning yr #CPSA_ACSP26 experience! Browse 289 panels workshops roundtables & special events 👉🏽 conta.cc/3NLdzVZ @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @emmettmacfarlane.com @queenspols.bsky.social @westernupolisci.bsky.social @jlisayoung.bsky.social @matthewlebo.bsky.social @kaelkropp.bsky.social

New blog: "Is it always Groundhog Day for the Minister of Health? Looking back to 1976." By Neil Small, Emeritus Professor of Health Research at the University of Bradford, UK. ▶️ social-policy.org.uk/news/is-it-a...

Well-said. I have borrow this article and use this with my students. Thank you for circulating this!

Incredible review of my new book IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH in the Stanford Social Innovation Review by @mcgowankat.bsky.social "Her thesis in a nutshell: Instead of functional systems, we have The One." ssir.org/books/review...

Check this out. An excellent collection for scholars from all disciplines.

People w/ intellectual disabilities are entitled to age in the community. A hospital is not a home. A long-term care home (nursing home) may not have the expertise/resources to meet the needs related to intellectual disabilities. We (as a socirty) cannot just abondon them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Happy to see my article "Seeking redress for harm in institutional care during the COVID-19 pandemic: immunity from civil liability as barrier" doi.org/10.1080/0968... included in 41(2) of Disability & Society. Check out all the interesting articles in this issue! Thx!

The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at @torontomet.bsky.social, DAWN Canada, and @atlasveteransca.bsky.social have released a new survey on women and gender-diverse people with disabilities accessing primary care in Canada. Learn more: bit.ly/3LOeEeC

Equality nerds! Joshua Sealy Harrington and I wrote a chapter on s 15 of the Charter for The Canadian Constitutional Law Open Access Casebook, 2nd ed (Richard Moon, Howard Kislowicz, and Asha Kaushal, eds), that is now available on SSRN as a handy reference: ssrn.com/abstract=603....

Online #SexualHarassment mirrors street harassment, restricting women’s freedom and forcing self-censorship. Elon Musk’s AI tool #Grok perpetuates this harm by enabling abuse and dehumanising women and young people. Learn more about digital violence here: https://ow.ly/gTpN50XU0Cv

Sukaina Dada is a pediatric occupational therapist and Chief Executive Officer of SMILE Canada – Support Services. Her new book, Untold Stories of Disablement and Displacement: Syrian refugees in Canada, centers the stories of Syrian refugees with disabilities. Check it out: bit.ly/49rngjb!

🎥 A powerful video exposing ageism in health care—& calling health professionals to deliver care with dignity at every stage of life. Watch here: https://cstu.io/8c63c7 #EndAgeism #HealthEquity #OlderAdultsMatter

Dec. 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to promote #disability justice, dignity, and well-being. For #IDPD2025 learn how the @edid-ghdi.bsky.social team is working to better understand the experiences and stories of women with disabilities: bit.ly/4rF66Hi

NEW✨ Our social care systems are failing the most vulnerable. @arlenejackson.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social reviews Care Poverty and Unmet Needs ed. Teppo Kröger, Nicola Brimblecombe @cpeclse.bsky.social, Ricardo Rodrigues and @profkirstein.bsky.social #DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDHM

On #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities I invite you to check out my research project site. My research summaries are availabile in American Sign Language and French sign language: profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/lai...

Happy to see my book review of The welfare of future children: reproductive ethics and disability screening, Rebecca Bennett, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2025, paperback, pp. , £17.99. ISBN 978-1-3503-4435-8. The book review is published in the Medical Law Review doi.org/10.1093/medl...

Alice opened doors for many of us. I am very shocked and sad. My sincere condolences to Alice's family, friends and colleagues.

Pleased to see our paper on fertility responses to benefit generosity and universalism published in Population and Development Review doi.org/10.1111/padr... Led by A. Barigazzi, supervised by G. Gallo & me with a research visit @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

This is not unexpected but still very disappointing and disturbing. I hope this will prompt much needed (but most likely difficult) conversations about misinformation, funding for public health, and vaccination records. Our actions affect the whole region (and beyond). www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

@jplewis.bsky.social & team 👩🏽‍💻🧑🏽‍💻 can't wait to see yr proposal pop up ⏰ Submit before the day is over! ➡️ shorturl.at/AgUow #CPSA_ACSP26 @universitypress.cambridge.org @uoftpress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @uottawa.ca @aupress.ca @robartscentre.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social